Last week, CCSAW faculty, post-docs, and students traveled to The Netherlands for the 58th International Society for Applied Ethology Congress, hosted by Utrecht University! A fantastic opportunity to share and learn about animal behaviour research! #ISAE2025

Don’t forget to register!

Last Friday Dr. Tina Widowski met with a group of ag-industry leaders, academics and NGOs (lNon-Governmental Organization) to discuss poultry welfare at the International Farm Animal Welfare Fellowship over Zoom!

Dr. Shane Bateman is a CCSAW associated faculty member from the Department of Clinical Studies in OVC. Check out this recent publication about his work in forensic veterinary science: news.uoguelph.ca/2025/08/crimes…

Earlier this summer Dr. Carol Tinga literally put "Team rabbit" on the map as she attended the Humane Canada Summit for Animals 2025 in Montreal. Carol's research focuses on the human-animal relationship between rabbits and their owners, and the promotion of rabbit welfare!

🎉Congrats to CCSAW's newest PhD candidate Lydia Conrad! Her qualifying exam included dairy cattle behaviour, heat stress management & on-farm welfare assessment. Lydia's examiners included Drs. Derek Haley, Trevor DeVries, Tina Widowski & Veronique Ouellet. Dairy at Guelph

Welcome back, Gryphons! The energy you bring to campus is truly missed over the summer months. Here’s to a fresh start and an amazing year ahead. ❤️🖤💛 #UofGuelph #UofG

Visit us at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show Sept. 9-11 in the Ontario Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness Innovation Pavilion to learn about University of Guelph innovations for Ontario's farmers 🌽 🚜 🐄 Ontario Agricultural College UofGResearch OMAFA Research & Innovation

Check out this recent publication from the DeVries lab, with Derek Haley and Renee Bergeron! Jessica's work highlights the importance of training prepartum heifers in automatic milking systems 🐄journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-…

🐴From student to instructor, Cathy Wentworth–Stanley's experience with Equine Guelph spans decades! Read about Cathy's story and the latest CCSAW news here: ccsaw.uoguelph.ca/2025/09/12/cat…

Last week we had our first CCSAW weekly meeting! Wonderful to meet our new additions and reconnect as a group. Here’s to a great semester ahead!

Shane Bateman will be hosting an equine focused workshop to continue his advocacy regarding animal abuse/neglect: wellingtonadvertiser.com/forensic-vet-t… Register here: thehorseportal.ca/course/justice…

First conference! Local high school student Julian Hall is presenting a poster this week at the World Small Anim Vet Assoc in Brazil! His award-winning science fair project compared cat responses to 2 cat toys. He has been advised on this by CCSAW faculty Derek Haley #WSAVA2025

Our next One Health seminar is Wed. Oct. 8, 12:30 in McLaughlin Library Room 384 or on Teams! Dr. Shane Bateman Ontario Veterinary College will speak on "Breaking the silos: Understanding violence through a One Health-One Welfare lens." Free pizza! More info: uoguel.ph/s1osr

Sept 30 is #OrangeShirtDay & #NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation. We remember and honour the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Survivors, the children who never returned home, their families, and communities of the residential and day school systems. uoguel.ph/77rwi

Jane Goodall inspired generations through her passion and dedication to the scientific study of animals. Her legacy will continue to shape both scientists and animal lovers.